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Achieved Capitalhood – 1958 Population: 1958 – a small fishing village of around 200 people; plans were put in place to expand the city so that it could accommodate 15,000 Present – with an official estimate of just under 1,000,000 and unofficial estimates of 2,000,000, Nouakchott is the largest city in Mauritania and one of the largest… Continue reading Nouakchott, Mauritania – “The Place of the Winds”